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allright, i picked up a wii this evening at gamestop. today i just started calling all the gamestops in this area, and the one i got it at today said to check back after 1pm to see if they got any in today's shipment. i lucked out methinks because the mall this game stop is located is not children friendly!! we bought one over the summer at gamestop, and the one we picked up today is for the fiance's little sister. yay gamestop! each gamestop i called today was nice about telling me when their next shipments were expected and what time to call.

the basicness of diamonds: WITH THE NAKED EYE, many of the flaws that drive down the price of diamonds will not be seen. for example, my engagement ring is an SI1 bordering an SI2. (the jewelry store sold it as an SI 1, my appraiser said it was an SI2 but it was borderline.) if i stare at it dead on, i can't see any of the flaws, but during the appraisal process they magnified it for me and i could see all the little flecks in it. i looked at a ring at walmart once for fun once and i saw a big black dot in the middle of it - BAD! as long as you can't see it with the naked eye, you are good. this is CLARITY. CUT: these are the cuts of the diamond. the most expensive but exquisite is the round cut. another popular cut is a princess cut, which looks like a square. you definitely want to find out which she prefers. i told my fiance flat out i only wanted a round cut, because i don't like any of the other cuts and they look strange on my hand. COLOR: diamonds are given a color rating from D to Z. you want to avoid Z. D will be the most expensive because that means the diamond is colorless (and is nice and shiny... really.) however, a G or an H is pretty nice also. you should go in person to a jewelry store and see if they have any stones you can look at. mall stores like zales or kay or jared might not have loose diamonds available. the further towards Z you go, the more yellow the diamond will be. CARAT: another important thing to consider and a place many people start. i will tell you my ring is .75 carats. i have tried on a one carat ring and frankly, it was too large. i have very small hands and it was too much on me. (added bonus: because of my small hands, it makes my ring look bigger.) (i also tried on a 3 carat ring, WOOEE. hugeeeee. but the diamond was SO gross - completely yellow, cloudy and spotted.) my ring size is only 4.5, so as you can imagine, anything too large will seem out of place. this is also where her tastes will come into play, and also think, "does she work with her hands?" you don't want a large diamond on a setting that can easily snag. my personal preference is diamond quality over size. i knew someone with a 20 carat engagement ring. (i'm not kidding, that thing was a skating rink.) it just looked GAUDY. i had another friend with a larger diamond and she thought it was too heavy - it kept sliding around all day and bothered her. or you can do what my fiance did, and try to trick me into telling him if this diamond would be acceptable or not, by saying he was helping his friend pick out a ring for his long time girlfriend. a great place to buy diamonds is bluenile.com. they have great prices and they are very trustworthy with their diamonds. even my appraiser said they had great diamonds. oh, and after you guys get engaged, do consider getting the ring appraised. for one, if you don't go to a huge jewelry chain, you will know if the diamond is real or not. plus you get documentation about the ring and it's qualities and approximate replacement value, which is what i needed to add the ring to my renter's insurance policy. i did feel relieved once i added it to my insurance policy because in case i lose it or the diamond pops off and i can't find it, i can put a claim into my insurance. the crappy part is that they're charging me an extra 200 a year for that insurance!

you know i just told the fiance that i didn't think prices would be slashed and he tried to argue with me that they would. I WIN! BWHAHAHA.

that is the MSRP. the prices you have been seen are probably bundled with games/controllers/etc.

carrie's i believe will be on sale on black friday at target. if you KNOW you want to buy that CD, buy it the FIRST week it is released - it will be the cheapest that week.

we have: - wii play (good for the extra controller mostly, but we spent a LOT of time playing pool.) - carnival games (another good bunch of people game. i wish though they let you win the toys in competition mode) - mario & sonic at the olympic games. LOVE this game - i can only play video games for about an hour max a day before i go crazy, so we play one quick circuit for about 15 mins at night. running is fun, the field events are sooo much fun, and the mario/sonic characters are REALLY cute. i would consider super mario galaxy if you have patience. i remember playing "super mario world" as a kid and it took us forever.

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do you know what she wants in a ring? have you started looking at settings? have you investigated the 4 c's yet? <-- resident engagement/wedding nut

everything HIGHLY depends on the area you live in. in the larger cities or if you have only one best buy in a 100 mile radius and no other electronics store, the line will probably be long. if you want the cheap cheap items, you're going to have to brave the line. that's why i suggested doing the drive by, or if you have bored teenagers in the house and nothing else for them to do... have them do the drive bys and call you when the line starts getting scary long.

the ad isn't here yet. when it is we'll put it up. patience, padawan.

which laptop? we have many threads floating around about laptops.

wow they are overcharging for that! the wii comes bundled with wii sports anyways. retail is 249.

there is a visiontek at best buy.

go to youtube. they have several knitting instructional videos - i was using it figure out some crochet stuff and a cross stitch stitch i couldn't figure out. type in "learn to knit" or something along those lines.

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with any outlet, to get the best deals you have to go during holiday weekends or during annual clearance events. i know most stores do a huge clearance in january, so that's usually when i like to hit up the outlets.

no can do this year... as per brad above:

it just says minimum of 250 in stock for the HBO series and minimum 8 per season for the other listed shows. the non HBO series it says on the ad: prices only available on the seasons shown, which can be confusing because right under "rescue me" and "south park" it says all seasons.

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